scubanurse2000

scubanurse2000 has 2 years experience.

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1. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

   scubanurse2000 replied to workingot's topic in Career Support

   They may want to look into clinical research nursing. I currently live in California, work with a small medical device company and clear over 80K. I tend to work 40-45 hour weeks, no evenings, weekends or holidays. The cost of living is high here,...

2. New Grad need Advice

   scubanurse2000 replied to koni01's topic in Career Support

   Hi, you left me a PM message, but for some reason, I am not able to send one back. You asked me what kind of jobs I have had since I decided not to take the hospital route. I began with agencies such as Maxim and Brightstar and tried different assi...

3. Nursing beyond the bedside-for new grads? Help!

   scubanurse2000 replied to LillyFish's topic in New Nurse

   I know my comment is coming in late, but how about the research sector? I am sort of a new grad and live in a super saturated area for nurses (CA), so no luck getting "normal" nursing positions. However, I got a job as a research nurse where I help...

4. I don't want to do bedside nursing

   scubanurse2000 replied to noki1024's topic in Career Support

   I could not agree more with some of these posts! I too, am not interested in bedside nursing, and I am tired of the same old argument of paying one's dues. And, looking at it from the other side of the argument, if I were to chose Med-Surg as my...

5. New nurse - Bedside nursing is not for me

   scubanurse2000 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I completely agree with mrsmsh42, there is no substitute for life experience! I am a second career nurse and I have worked in various corporate environments in customer as well as company support, I have two degrees and quite a bit of volunteer expe...

6. Students, do any of you not want a hospital job after graduation?

   scubanurse2000 replied to Skips's topic in General Students

   I am late coming to this post, but I am in the same position in regards to hospitals. I am a new grad and eventually, I wish to become an NP working in primary outpatient care. It is not the hours that bother me, it is the environment of hospital b...

7. New RN, but not interested in hospital bedside nursing

   scubanurse2000 replied to scubanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

   Hi ShillaBSN, I have checked and not all require acute care/hospital experience (I am in CA-SF Bay area). A few of my friends have gone the RN-NP straight from their ADN with little or no experience. I just need to be out of school to get over st...

8. New RN, but not interested in hospital bedside nursing

   scubanurse2000 replied to scubanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Libby1987, I will check out home health opportunities as well. I have never made the connection between home health duties and how similar they are to a FNP, it makes sense now!

9. New RN, but not interested in hospital bedside nursing

   scubanurse2000 replied to scubanurse2000's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you CrunchRN, I am looking into clinic work as well, if not through a job, then as a volunteer at one of our free clinics to gain experience and contacts.

10. New RN, but not interested in hospital bedside nursing

    scubanurse2000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, This is my first post, but I have looked up advice at allnurses for years. I am a new RN, this is my second career, and I have previous college education in other areas. I used to work in corporate environment and got into nursing to combine...